Faucet.



A. A. BOWSER. FAUGBT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1907.

' Patented July 19,1910.

. UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN A. BOWSER, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T0 SQF. BOWSER &COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

FAUCET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN A. Bowsnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Wayne, in the countyof Allen and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in faucets for dispensing liquidsand the like, and the primary object of the invention is to provide animproved means for wiping or. cleaning the discharge opening of thefaucet to prevent the liquid which would otherwise accumulate thereinfrom hardening or solidifying and either wholly or part] obstructing thedischarge opening and rom dripping after the valve is closed.

A further object is to provide an improved valve of this character,which will be simple and cheap in construction, and effective andefiicient in operation.

To the attainment of these ends, and the accomplishment of other new anduseful objects, as will appear, the invention consists in the featuresof novelty, in the construction, combination, and arrangement of theseveral parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and shown inthe accompanying drawings, illustrating an exemplification of theinvention, and in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal. sectional view online 11 of Fig. 2 of an improved valve; constructed in accordance withthe principles of this invention; Fig. 2 is a top planview of Fig. 1;Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the discharge outletshowing theimproved form of valve seat; Fig. 4 is a detail elevation ofan improved form of valve.

Referring moreparticularly to the drawing, and in this exemplificationof the invention, the numeral 10 designates the body portion of thefaucet, which is provided with a discharge passage having an inletopening 1 1 and a discharge or dutlet opening 12. A portion 13 ofthe-passage between the inlet opening 11 and the discharge opening 12,is preferably located at a point higher than the inlet opening 11, sothat the passage will be inclined with its inlet end lowermost toserveas a means for directing the fluid re- Specification of LettersPatent. I

Patented July 19, 1910.

Application filed April 11, 1907. Serial No. 367,556.

- maining in the faucet when the valve is closed, back into the supplytank.

The faucet is preferably provided with an enlarged casing or housing 14adjacent the outlet end 12 thereof, and said casing or housing isprovided with a discharge opening 15, shown more clearly in Fig. 3 ofthe drawing. Surrounding the discharge opening is a suitable valve-seat16, which is located preferably at a short distance above the extremityof the opening. The casing or housing 14 is preferably provided with athreaded aperture 17, adjacent the top thereof, and in line With thedischarge opening 15, and removably seated in this aperture or opening17 is a nut or bushing 18 through which passes a suitable valveoperating-rod 19. A suitable packing 20 may be provided in the. nut orbushing 18 to surround the rod 19 to form a fluid-tight joint. Thevalverod 19 is provided on one end with a suitable valve 21 which isadapted to engage and rest upon the valve-seat 16, and depending orprojecting below the valve 21 is a suitable projection or portion 22,which is adapted to'enter and move within the discharge opening 15. i

The discharge opening 15 may be of any suitable configuration, and theprojecting portion 22 on the valve 21 is of the same configuration asthe discharge opening 15, and the said projecting portion 22 is of adiameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the discharge opening 15to permit the projecting portion 22 to move easily in the dischargeopening 15 and to substantially fill said opening when the valve 21 isresting upon the valve seat 16. This projecting portion 22 is alsopreferably of substantially the same length as the length of thedischarge opening, so that when the valve is closed the exposed face ofthe projecting portion 22 will stand substantially flush with the loweredge of the discharge opening-l5.

Any suitable. means may be provided for reciprocating the valve to openand close the same. A suitable and eliicient means for accomplishingthis purpose, comprises an operating lever 0r handle 23, which ispreferably pivotally connected between its ends as at 24, to oneextremity of the valve openating rod 19. A suitable link 25 is pivotallysupported, as at 26-, by one end to the valve casing 10, and its freeend is pivotally connected as at 27 to one end of the valve operatinghandle or lever 23. i

With this construction it will be seen that when the lever or handle 23is raised about its point of pivotal support 27, the valve 21 will beunseated from the valve seat 16, and the projecting portion 22 will bedrawn out of the discharge opening 15 to permit the fluid to passthrough the casing. When the handle or lever 23 is moved in the oppositedirection, the projecting port-ion 22 Wlll enter the discharge opening15, and as the diameter thereof is substantially equal to the diameterof the discharge opening, the periphery of the projecting portion 22will contact with the face or wall of the opening and the liquid whichadheres to the face of the discharge opening 15 will be pushed or wipedoff of said face, as the projecting portion 22 advances, and when thevalve 21 reaches its seat 16, the projecting portion 22 will have wipedor cleaned all of the liquid. from the face of the discharge opening 15,

thereby preventing any of the liquid from dripping after the valve isclosed and also preventing an accumulation and hardening of oils orliquids immediately below the valve seat which might in time wholly orpartly obstruct the discharge opening, particularly when paint oils,varnishes and liquids of a like nature which have volatile ingredientsare to be discharged through the faucet. The fluid contained in thefaucet when the valve is closed will be directed by the raised portion13 of the passage through ihe valve back to the supply tank or cham- Ifdesired, the valve casing 10' may be provided with suitable projectionsor hooks 28 upon which may be hung a suitablereceptacle into which it isdesired to discharge the fluid. The discharge opening 15 may also beprovided with peripheral screw threads 29, by means of which a suitabletube or pipe may be connected to the valve to convey the flu-id to aremote point,

It will also be noted that with this improved construction of faucet thevalve 21 and the projecting portion 22 may be readily removed throughthe top of the valve casing by detaching the nut or bushing 18, afterthe valve rod lE) has been disconnected from the handle or lever 23 atits point of pivotal connection 24, or by detachin the lever or handle23 from its point of pivotal connection '27 with the link 25,

This improved form of faucet is particularly adapted for use withpumpsor dis ensing tanks, the faucet being located adacent the top of thetank and the liquid being forced or raised so as to pass through thefaucet,

In order that the invention might be fully understood by those skilledin the art, the details of the foregoin embodiment thereof have beenthus speci cally described, but what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. In a faucet, the combination of a casing havingan outlet, the portion of the casing adjacent the outlet being of asubstantially uniform diameter for some distance and provided with avalve seat adjacent the outlet and remote from the extremity thereof, avalve within the casing for closing the outlet, said valve beingprovided with a portion having a uniform diameter and. of a lengthsubstantially equal to the len th of the outlet opening, said portion oft e valve being adapted to enter and fill the outlet opening beyond theseat to wipe the liquid from the Wall of the outlet as the valve isseated to prevent dripping when the valve is closed, said portion of thevalve being adapted to be inserted into the outlet opening from theinside-0f the casing in a direction toward the extremity of the outlet,and means for controlling the valve.

2. In a faucet, the combination of a casing having an outlet, theportion of the casing adjacent to the outlet being of a substan-.

tially uniform diameter for some distance and provided with a valve seatadjacent to the outlet and remote from the extremity thereof, the valvewithin the casing for closing the outlet, said valve being provided witha portion having a uniform diameter and of a length substantially equalto the length of the outlet opening, said portion of the valve beingadapted to enter and fill the outlet opening beyond the seat to wipe theliquid from the wall of the outlet as the valve is seated, saidui'iiiform diameter portion of the valve being adapted to be insertedinto the outlet opening from the inside of the casing and in a directiontoward the extremity of the outlet as the valve is closed, and means forcontrolling the valve,

3. In combination, a casing being provided with inlet and outletorifices, the portion of the casing adjacent to the outlet being of asubstantially uniform diameter for some distance from the outlet andbeing provided With a valve seat at the inner extremity of the uniformdiameter portion, a valve within the casing for closing the outlet, saidvalve comprising a portion adapted to cooperate with the valve seat, acontracted portion having a uniform diameter and of a lengthsubstantially equal to the length of the said uniform diameter outlet,said contracted portion of the valve being adapted to enter and fill theentire outlet orifice from oee tee the valve seat to the outer extremitytheteot in testimony Whereo't l have signed my to prevent accumulationof the liquid disname to this specification, in the presence of lecharged into the said outlet orifice beyond two subscribing witnesses onthis 27th 11331 the valve seat, saiol contracted portion of the of MarchD. 1907.2

valve being adapted to be inserted in the ALLELJ BOl/VSE KE. outletorifice from the insicle of the casing in Witnesees: a direction towardthe disoherge end ofthe BEOHTEL,

orifice, and means for controlling the valve. H. Mo BOWSER.

